Biology:Alvinocaris alexander
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Short description: Species of crustaceans
| Alvinocaris alexander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Alvinocarididae |
| Genus: | Alvinocaris |
| Species: | A. alexander
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| Binomial name | |
| Alvinocaris alexander Ahyong, 2009
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| Holotype site: Kermadec Islands[1] | |
Alvinocaris alexander is a species of hydrothermal vent shrimp in the family Alvinocarididae, and was first described in 2009 by Shane Ahyong,[2] from specimens found off the Kermadec Islands.[1] A. alexander closely resembles A. williamsi from the Menez Gwen site on the mid-Atlantic ridge.[2]
This species is found in the south west Pacific and is endemic to the hydrothermal vent fields off the Kermadec Islands.[3] In the Rumble V seamount it is found at depths of 367–520 metres (1,204–1,706 feet) and in the Brothers Caldera at depths of 1,196–1,346 m (3,924–4,416 ft).[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13308995 entry
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